Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-24

Tofal and State News.
Thursday Feb. "a. 1887.
Len, began yesterday.
The Waverly Minstrels have disbanded.
The Edward. Mfg Co. is crawling tn,
The days Of maple sugar and syrup making
are near at hand
Volume rs of the Maine Reports has beer
printed and is in the binders hands.
An Augusta landlady hides the matches 81
her extravagsnt boarders shall not use them
Yesterday was bright. sunny day. MANY
hne turnouts were seen on the street in til,
afternoon.
Mr.. j. +. Dearborn has purchased tn.
barber shop of Mr.. AL, Gaslin at the west enc
of the railroad bridge.
4. W. Whitehuuse. Esq attends to the
business of the Municipal Court in the alb
serce of Judge Andrews.
The report Of the State Board of Health
has been completed, but from a lack of spac,
We sannot publish an abstract.
Reuel Parmeter has been before JUDI,
S,evens' court at Chelsea, convicted on fou
sonnts. Heavy fines were imposed which h
paid.
Mr.. III. II. Harvey proposes to make tn
wooden handles for the tools which he manu-
f.ctures in the future and 10 erecting a dr.,
house.
The concerts given at Hunts music room
BY Mr. Foster Of Lubec and Mr. Hunt are o
. very entertaining character and usual
veil attended.
Mr. Henry Norcross is wintering his Nam
moth COW at his farm on the east side an'
proposes 70 realize handsome sum the com
ing season exhibiting her The COW will
make Western tour.
Capt. Chss. K. Nash is printinga neat lit
tie pamphlet of fifty pages, giving TIE pro
ceedings of the banquet recently
rendered DR.. II. H. Hill. Drs. Martin an,
Johnson are the editors.
As Mr.. Howard Owen Vas walking ia from
Of Granite Block yesterday forenoon, a larg,
and heavy piece of ice sliding from the root
fell almost directly at his feet. Had it strucl
him he must have been seriously injured.
Hon. W. w. Thomas has calls to delive
this lecture from every section of our State
Within one week he will speak at Pownal
Harrison, Cape Elizabeth, Gorham and Saco
and soon after at Auburn, Gardiner, New
Gloucester and Bangor.
Sheriff Geo. Ramsdell of North vassal
boro is recovering from dangerous illness
He attempted to break piece of boar
across his knees when a protruding rust
nail entered his leg penetrating nearly to tn
bone. His illness resulted from the injuriou
effect of the wound and it was feared at on
time that it would turn fatally.
The officers of Jerusalem Royal Arc
Chapter will be installed at Masonic Hall
Hallowell, this evening,by Hon. F. f. Sleeper
Past Grand High Priest. pleasing pro
gramme, consisting of reading, singing, etc.
has been prepared Among the guests will
be Hon. Josiah II. Drummond of Portland
Many members of the legislature are expecte
to attend.
The ease of Capt. B,ssford vs.. J N. Hage
has been on trial for the last two days at tn
court house before Judge Whitehouse ~ ref
cree, s. C. Whitmore for pluintf, an
Spaulding and Buker for defendant. 1t in
Voivss shi masters account written in fou
different languages-English. French, Gel
man and Flemish. The Judge is said to hav
got along very well with the French an
German, but when they reached the F;emis
he adjourned.
City Personals.
Ex-senator Parkhurst of Presque Isle wa
in this city yesterday.
DR. A. c. Haml,n of Bangor was in tow
yesterday.
Mr.. Daniel Smith Of Mt Vernon, 90 year
OF age, and pensioner of the war Of 1917
s' in the city Yesterday.
Ex-Gov. Robe. Gorham; Ex-Councillor
Sands, Smith and Hatch, were in the cit
Yesterday and attended the meeting Of tn
cattle investigating committee.
Anusements.
A large audience greeted Boucicaults Gel
eorated drama, "The Streets of New York.
produced by Brennan & Quinn's Star Theatr
company at Granite Hall, last evening
MOUNDS OF applause greeted the actors, eac
par' being rendered in an exceptionally I'm
"is"ner. TOnight's entertainment viii